Philadephia's WiFi public works project could go semi-private. Who benefits? Verizon.

Provisional House Bill 30 (HB30) could put a snag in
Phiadephia's plan to offer city-wide WiFi starting in
June 2005. The bill makes it unlawful for local government to offer the service for a fee unless it goes through
private partners. In this case, it look like politician-friendly Verizon could be the winner of this legislative
battle. The incumbent regional telecommunications carrier in Philadelphia, not only could they get the contract
to provide the service, but would also end up having their new network susidized by the city. Nice one, big
V.